Inmaculada Santos-Álvarez is a lecturer in the Department of Anatomy and Embryology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Complutense University (Madrid). After she graduated from Biology in 1981, Inmaculada Santos Álvarez obtained her PhD degree in 1990. She is a specialist in embryology, although in the last 12 years she has been working full time on the anatomy of different animal species. She has published numerous scientific papers in prestigious journals related to anatomy and embryology. In addition, she is currently a member of the Spanish Society of Veterinary Anatomists and the European Society of Veterinary Anatomists.